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Absence fine refunds should be refused, schools minister tells local councils

Councils should not refund parents fined for taking their children out of school, the schools minister has said, after a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News, Opinion

Results are in: Academy status works for the best and worst schools, but that’s about it

After years of debate over the effectiveness of academy status, the Education Policy Institute has now released data which…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Prime minister Theresa May: What does this mean for schools?

Theresa May could soon become our new prime minister after her only opponent in the Conservative leadership race Andrea…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Church of England plans 125 new free schools under ‘bold’ expansion

The number of Church of England (CofE) free schools is set to increase by more than 10-fold under new…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News

PFI costs scupper Staffordshire academy takeover – despite DfE’s £1.5m deal offer

An Ofsted-rated outstanding Staffordshire academy has pulled out of taking over a struggling school because of its costly private…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Plagued free school move delayed again

A free school plagued with problems at its proposed new site next to an airfield – including asbestos and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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European free school nervously awaits Morgan exam approval

The country’s only European-branded state school is at risk of not being able to offer its flagship qualification following…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

The next micro:bit? BBC launches primary science education campaign 2017

The BBC’s next flagship education campaign will be based around a series of mass participation science experiments for primary…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Schools must report EAL data differently from September – are you ready?

From September, schools will need to inform the government of each child’s country of birth, nationality and their level…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News

Character education awards 2016: Who are the winners and why were they picked?

The government has unveiled the winners of this year’s character education awards. Nine regional awards worth £15,000 and one national award…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Skills shake-up won’t stop schools offering A-levels and BTECs

A planned overhaul of post-16 education won’t stop schools offering A-levels and vocational courses like BTECs together, the author…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual defers allowing pupils to bypass schools for exam re-marks

Ofqual has put back a decision on allowing pupils to ask for re-marks of their GCSE and A-level exams,…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott